Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0002 kt per square kilometre for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Canada 87th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0002 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0025 kt per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +35.9% | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Canada?
- Electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 87th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.